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Contribute to the implementation of game-shooting activities

URN: LANGa19
Business Sectors (Suites): Game and Wildlife Management
Developed by: Lantra
Approved on: 2022

Overview

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This standard is about contributing to the implementation of game-shooting activities. It deals with the competence required by individuals who organise and implement shooting programmes.

It has been developed so that it can be applied to any organised game-shooting activities on any area of land used for game shooting. This standard is for those who work in game conservation and can be applied to any wildlife management area.

To meet this standard you will be able to:
• organise individual shoot days
• manage individual shoot days.

For you to fully understand the content of the standard, and the activities it describes, it is important that you are able to understand the terms used within the standard. See the Glossary for some definitions that should help you with this.

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

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  1. confirm that work is carried out safely, in line with the relevant health and safety requirements
  2. obtain the game-shooting specification and agree the implementation of the game-shooting programme with the shoot management
  3. confirm that the planned game-shooting activities comply with the relevant legal requirements
  4. contribute to the development of contingencies to effectively deal with factors that may affect the game-shooting programme
  5. communicate with those involved in, or affected by, the intended game-shooting activities in sufficient time, prior to the event
  6. contribute to the organisation and allocation of resources to effectively support the planned game-shooting programme
  7. contribute to establishing arrangements to handle and dispose of dead game
  8. contribute to implementing shoot day activities to make the best use of the natural topography and habitat in presenting the game to participants
  9. effectively communicate shoot safety requirements to all those involved with the shoot day
  10. ensure gun satisfaction through the maintenance of good communication, and identifying and responding to the game-shoot participant’s needs
  11. contribute to implementing activities so that the planned outcome of the game-shoot can be achieved in a manner that maintains the safety of all participants
  12. deal with any factors that affect game-shooting activity to minimise their effect on the game-shooting programme
  13. monitor game movement and adjust the shoot programme accordingly 
  14. observe wild game to determine if their condition is suitable for human consumption 
  15. ensure injured game is dispatched humanely
  16. ensure that game carcasses are handled and stored to maintain their quality and value, according to the relevant legal requirements
  17. inspect game carcasses to confirm their condition as suitable for entering the human food chain, and take the appropriate action when carcasses form a risk to human health, in accordance with the relevant legal requirements
  18. ensure that shooting activities are concluded so that the shoot area is returned to a pre-shoot condition
  19. maintain accurate records according to the relevant legal requirements and those of the organisation you work for

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

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  1. the health and safety requirements associated with implementing game-shooting activities
  2. the relevant legal requirements (national and local bylaws) pertaining to the planned game-shooting activities
  3. the importance of keeping all the relevant people informed of the game-shooting activity
  4. the wildlife management area characteristics, including details of how else the area is used by others
  5. how area topography and habitat characteristics are used to optimise sporting potential
  6. the game population availability in the area
  7. the behavioural characteristics of different game species and how these are utilised to provide sporting opportunities to guns
  8. the resource requirements associated with the planned game-shooting activities
  9. the sporting requirements of participants in game-shooting activities
  10. the value of good communication skills to shoot safety and organisation
  11. the legal requirements controlling the storage, transportation and carriage of firearms and ammunition
  12. the relevant legal restrictions controlling the ownership and use of firearms
  13. the principles of safe gun handling
  14. how to manage game-shooting activities to optimise sporting potential
  15. how to determine when the behaviour and condition of game indicate that they are not suitable for human consumption 
  16. the action to take when notifiable diseases are suspected in game 
  17. the relevant legal requirements controlling the preparation and storage/holding of game and how changes in the preparation and storage environment can affect the product
  18. how to inspect game carcasses and the action to take if carcass abnormalities are identified
  19. the relevant legal requirements controlling the disposal of dead game and the reasons for compliance with these
  20. the legal basis for your lawful presence on the land in order to carry the game shooting activity
  21. the reasons for keeping records and the importance of their accuracy

Scope/range

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Develop contingencies to deal with two of the following factors:
• different environmental conditions
• unexpected game behaviours
• human influences
• resource shortages


Inform the following people of shooting activities:
• participants in the shooting activity
• adjacent landowners
• shoot or estate manager
• other land users

Organise at least two of the following activities:
• beating
• stopping
• picking-up
• dealing with dead game
• sewelling
• flagging
• ghillieing
• loading

Organise the following resources:
• available game
• people
• transport
• equipment
• finance

Plan shooting activities to cover:
• planned number of days
• required quarry numbers
• intended shoot area 

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

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Game – any legal quarry species in the nation in which the shoot takes place. The legal restrictions for shooting “game” differs in each of the four UK nations and should be checked with the relevant national authority.

Game-shooting activities
• the layout of the shoot area
• the preparation of equipment and materials
• liaison and organisation with guns 
• the organisation of beating, flagging, stopping, picking up, handling and
storing dead game

Gun – participant in shooting activity

National authority controlling shooting activities:
• England – DEFRA
• Northern Ireland – NI Environment Agency
• Scotland – NatureScot
• Wales – Natural Resources Wales


Wildlife management area – any area of land used for the provision of game-shooting activities

Links To Other NOS

External Links

Version Number

3

Indicative Review Date

2027

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Lantra

Original URN

LANGa19

Relevant Occupations

Estate Worker, Gamekeeper

SOC Code

5119

Keywords

shooting activities; game